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Dismissed14 August 20253361945

Gilleve , Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3RU

Planning appeal 3361945 at Gilleve , Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3RU (Dorset) was dismissed on 14 August 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the fencing constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Erection of boundary fencing and foundation/base for replacement outbuilding

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
BH21 3RU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the fencing constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the fencing on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • The effect of the fencing on the character and appearance of the area
  • If the fencing is inappropriate, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the fencing

What decided it

The security benefits of the fencing, to which moderate weight was attributed, do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm caused to the Green Belt by inappropriate development that reduces its openness and harms the rural character of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE2Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 142Paragraph 154Paragraph 12Paragraph 13

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